Labor News Update - 02/21/2023

Board Rules that Employers May Not Offer Severance Agreements Requiring Employees to Broadly Waive Labor Law Rights https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/board-rules-that-employers-may-not-offer-severance-agreements-requiring

NLRB Region 7-Detroit Wins Injunction Requiring Starbucks to Rehire Unlawfully Fired Worker, Post the Court’s Order, and Cease and Desist from Unlawful Activities Nationwide https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/nlrb-region-7-detroit-wins-injunction-requiring-starbucks-to-rehire

Vermont workers deserve ‘good cause’ job protections https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/21/joseph-moore-vermont-workers-deserve-good-cause-job-protections/

Starbucks workers in Valparaiso vote to unionize, saying many can't afford to live in Valpo https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/starbucks-workers-in-valparaiso-vote-to-unionize-saying-many-cant-afford-to-live-in-valpo/article_ea0daa2b-f801-5c9f-9eae-0329b4a2dc34.html

Banning non-compete clauses is a complement to, not a substitute for, union power. Just ask trailblazing baseball star Curt Flood. https://www.labornotes.org/2023/02/baseball-players-defeated-non-competes-build-union

The End of the Warrior Met Strike and the Utter Failure of the Democratic Imagination https://inthesetimes.com/article/warrior-met-coal-strike-alabama-umwa-biden-democrats

Anime Voice Actors Speak Out: It’s Not Kawaii When We Aren’t Paid https://inthesetimes.com/article/anime-dubbing-voice-actors-union-crunchyroll-funication-jjk-aot-coda

How the Biden administration is helping protect the most vulnerable and exploited workers https://www.fastcompany.com/90851713/how-the-biden-administration-is-helping-protect-the-most-vulnerable-and-  exploited-workers

Temple University and striking graduate students reach tentative agreement - No details were immediately available. The union had been seeking a 50% wage hike, while the university was offering 3%. https://www.inquirer.com/news/temple-university-graduate-students-strike-tugsa-20230217.html

Union nurses reach agreement with Maine Medical Center on paid leave, other benefits

The announcement comes after the hospital confirmed in December union nurses lost benefits, including paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, and military service. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/union-nurses-reach-agreement-with-maine-medical-center-on-paid-leave-other-benefits-health/97-20ae29ee-caf8-4e48-97d1-90da2d4d6ce4

Peoria Public Library union employees working under expired contract as negotiations continue https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2023-02-17/peoria-public-library-union-employees-working-under-expired-contract-as-negotiations-continue

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